Japan – 0.72%. Japan October leading index index 99.0 vs 98.2 in the past.
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China -0.67%. China YTD (Jan – Nov) trade data shows both imports and exports (in yuan terms).
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Hong Kong -1.14%.
Australia -0.85%. Australian economic growth data: Q3 GDP +0.6% q / q (expected +0.7%, before +0.9%).
Australia’s November Serices PMI fell again to 45.6 (vs. October 47.7).
India -0.29%.
Wall Street benchmarks also fell on Tuesday amid uncertainty surrounding the Federal Reserve’s rate hikes and talk of a looming recession. These fears are triggered by strong economic data or hawkish signals from some policy makers.
Overnight on Wallstreet, the major US indices are all closing. The S&P index fell for the fourth day in a row. For the NASDAQ, the index fell for the third day in a row while the Dow industrial average has fallen three of the last four days. The S&P 500 shed 1.44% to close at 3,941.26, while the Nasdaq Composite sank 2% to end at 11,014.89. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 350.76 points, or 1.03%, to settle at 33,596.34.
Oil prices were mixed in early Asian trade on Wednesday after falling from their lowest levels this year as economic uncertainty and the prospect of higher interest rates pressured prices.
Brent crude Futures rose 17 cents, or 0.2%, at 0107 GMT to $79.52 a barrel. Last session the benchmark dropped below $80 again in 2022.
Bad for the US Futures fell 3 cents to $74.22 a barrel.
Gold prices suffered early gains in Asian trade on Wednesday as investors eyed next week’s US Federal Reserve policy meeting for clues on rate hikes.
Spot gold was little changed at $1,770.46 an ounce, as of 0008 GMT.
US Gold Future was flat at $1,783.10.
Spot silver 0.1% lower to $22.13, platinum was flat at $988.42 and palladium was replaced by $1,848.48.
In the future US high. Dow Jones +0.07%; The value of the S&P500 +0.03%; Nasdaq +0.03%.
